CVE-2005-0577

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in DNA MKBold-MKItalic 0.06_1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted BDF font files.

References

http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/32d4f0f1-85c3-11d9-b6dc-0007e900f747.html

http://www.freshports.org/x11-fonts/mkbold-mkitalic/

http://secunia.com/advisories/14398

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01699